Coal • Oct 11, 2021
Zimbabwe Withdrawal Of Chinese Funding For
During the New York UN General Assembly meeting, China announced that it would stop funding foreign coal power projects. According to the statement, reducing energy sector…
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Rare Earths • Oct 8, 2021
United States more reliant on imports of
Solar and wind energy are pushing up the need for minerals and metals that make these technologies feasible, as are electric cars. However, the supply chains…
Gold • Oct 4, 2021
Nevada Gold Mines Faces 12% Turnover — New Employees Less Productive
Executive managing director of the joint venture, Greg Walker, says that at any one time, Nevada Gold Mines is recruiting for about 300 vacant jobs and…
Press Release • Oct 2, 2021
State taconite iron ore and nonferrous
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received a new request from North Star Manganese, Inc. (North Star) for state minerals leases on 800 acres…
Rare Earths • Oct 1, 2021
Birmingham project reclaims rare earth magnets from
The University of Birmingham has announced the successful completion of a project demonstrating that the rare earth magnets in loudspeakers, which are currently lost to landfill,…
Battery Metals • Oct 1, 2021
American Uranium And Vanadium Company Energy
A rare earth element production facility is part of Energy Fuels' White Mesa uranium mill south of Blanding, Utah, which is a top U.S. producer of…
Battery Metals • Sep 30, 2021
Catl Has Bought Interests In Many Lithium Companies
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd, a Chinese producer of rechargeable batteries (CATL), has agreed to purchase Canadian lithium miner Millennial Lithium Corp for C$376.8 million ($297.3…
Coal • Sep 29, 2021
Even though coal stockpiles are able to endure
A single ton of thermal coal traded for an average price of $182 on September 2nd, 2021. The black hydrocarbon hit an all-time high of US$184.50…
Coal • Sep 29, 2021
Tokio Marine Drops Thermal Coal Plans
New coal mining projects for thermal energy will no longer be insured or financed by Tokio Marine Holdings in Japan. This will apply to projects both…
Mining Technology • Sep 27, 2021
Despite Tesla, Car Groups Believe Cobalt Will
Using exploration and refinement, First Cobalt Corp. hopes to establish a cobalt supply chain in North America, which is essential for making batteries for electric cars.…
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